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cadence

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nounrhythm

Word Origin & History

late 14c., "flow of rhythm in verse or music," from Middle French cadence, from Old Italian cadenza "conclusion of a movement in music," literally "a falling," from Vulgar Latin *cadentia, from neuter plural of Latin cadens, present participle of cadere "to fall" (see case (n.1)). In 16c., sometimes used literally for "an act of falling." A doublet of chance (n.).

Example Sentences for cadence

I have brought men to dress you in a cadence; these kinds of suits are put on with ceremony.

It regulated the juxtaposition of sounds and the cadence of sentences.

May again sighed, and with a tremor in the cadence that was almost a sob.

All his yearnings were fanned to flame by the cadence of her voice and the softness of her eyes.

It will be remarked that it is so free ...

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Synonyms for cadence

noun rhythm

accent
inflection
intonation
lilt
tempo
beat
count
measure
meter
modulation
pulse
swing
throb
rhythmus

More words related to cadence

accent

noun. stress or pitch in pronunciation

accentuation
articulation
beat
cadence
emphasis
enunciation
force
inflection
intonation
meter
modulation
pronunciation
rhythm
stroke
timbre
tonality
tone

beat

noun. throbbing

cadence
cadency
flow
flutter
measure
meter
oscillation
palpitation
pound
pressure
pulsation
pulse
quake
quiver
rhyme
rhythm
ripple
shake
surge
swell
swing
throb
thump
tick
undulation
vibration

cadency

noun. rhythm

beat
cadence
measure
meter
pulse
tempo

descent

noun. deterioration

abasement
anticlimax
cadence
comedown
debasement
decadence
decline
degradation
discomfiture
down
downcome
downfall
lapse
pathos
slump

measure

noun. beat, rhythm

accent
cadence
cadency
division
melody
meter
rhyme
step
stress
stroke
swing
tempo
throb
time
tune
verse
vibration

measures